But, Walsh also namechecks Casey at the Bat in the song which, given that Casey struck out to let all of Mudville down, makes for a rather weird celebration song.ġ0. Rockies: "Rocky Mountain Way" - Joe Walsh The Beatles actually have a long history with Kansas City baseball thanks to the A's and owner Charlie Finley, so there's that.ġ1. I’m not going to lie: This song is great, and it’s a lot of fun to listen to after victories. Brewers: "You Make My Dreams" - Hall and Oates What's fun about this one is that it features Pat Green, who sings "I Like Texas." For AL West rivals, they really aren't so different after all, are they?ġ3. Astros: "My Texas" - Josh Abbot Band (ft. But there is a cheesiness to most songs about baseball teams that keeps them from becoming something greater (" Centerfield" anyone?) However, give it enough time, and this one will become a legend.ġ4. It's very cool that rock musician Roger Clyne, who has a cult following in the Southwest, has a big enough love of the team that he approached the club to ask them if he could record a song. D-backs: "D-backs Swing" - Roger Clyne and the Peacemakers How is this not a Pitbull song? He is Mr. The song starts promising, with some sweet vamping and shouting of "New York Groove!" Hey, that's fun for after a New York game. I mean, can you even think of another song about San Diego? Unfortunately, the city doesn't have a whole lot to choose from, so had to go with this lesser, late-period Blink jam. The only difference is that the A's have used this since 1981, so it gets a little extra juice for becoming a tradition. Athletics: "Celebration" - Kool and the Gang But songs that are literally about winning are the least interesting choices.Ģ0. It's actually pretty catchy, and those horns will burrow their way into your head.
This song is a pastiche of old trends.Was this song written or did the mid-aughts come to life?
This song is the Happy Birthday of baseball. But you know what else is a tradition? Singing "Happy birthday" to people. And I get it: I'm not saying it's not a tradition. That doesn't happen when you have three songs getting played.Ģ5. The point of a victory song is to make a tradition - a kind of meme to trigger happy memories. White Sox: "Victorious" - Panic at the Disco, "Celebration Mix" - Kool and the Gang, "WIN Remix" - Jay Rock Honestly, even a super cheesy rendition of "A Pirate's Life for Me" sung by 30,000 tipsy Pirates fans after a win would sound pretty good.Ģ6. Honestly, I wanted to put this below nothing because the sweet sounds of silence would be better than anything that came from "Entourage."Ĭonsidering that this is the team of " We Are Family," it wouldn't be the worst thing to go back to Sister Sledge to celebrate victories. Louis, can you promise it won't be this?Ģ8. There's gotta be something you want to play. Cardinals and Nationals: NothingĬome on, guys. One note: We received these reports directly from the teams, so while some fans might disagree, this is the official list.ģ0 (tie). It's tradition, like singing Journey (badly) at karaoke night or warbling "Auld Lang Syne" on New Year's Eve.īut which team has the best celebration jam? We'll be judging teams based on the quality of song (my taste, which is impeccable, sorry) with bonus points awarded for local connections and length of time it's been used. It's also why most teams play a victory song at the end of the game. It's why players sob and fans scream and why we go home happier than the day our child was born. But none of those are felt quite as deep as a win.
Music is how we express our grandest emotions: Love.
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